Hat delivery container



' 1932. s. J. JOHNSON HAT DELXVERY CONTAINER Filed March 24, 1950 W 4 144, 76 ATTORNEY:

:35 paper bags.

Patented Nov. 1, 1932 k TED SAMUEL J. JOHNSON, on cINcInnA'rLonIo, n'ssrenon To TI-IE samsna aagssraa" v COMPANY, on cmcmnnrrr. onro'eyconronnriononon o "f' 1 3A1: ELIVERY CONTAINER I i Application filed March 24, 1930. Serial No. 438,410. if.

This invention relates to light-delivery containers and is particularlydirected to an improved container for hatsywhich container includes means for supportingthe .hat, pro- 1' tective means for preventing crushing of the hat, covermg means for prevent ng the en trance of dirt to the hat, and carrying means for convenient handling during transporta tion or delivery of-a cleaned or new hat. In

jio the conventional practice, cleaned or new hats are conveyed from the hat shop by the owner or delivered in plain light paper envelopes or bags which are not designed in any way to prevent crushing and destruc- 713 tion of the block of the hat. In other instances, particularly of newhats the delivery is in heavy pasteboard boxes which are 7 exceedingly bulky and difiicult to carry. The container bagin thepresent instance is defifzosigned with a view not only to efliciencybnt to economy and lightness so that thecontainer may be gratuitously provided withthe cleaned and blocked hat or new hat.

It is therefore an object-of this invention T toprovide a light delivery container for hats container which includes means for enclosing and covering the hat container therein without entailing any damaging contact or -crushing of the covering upon the hat as is frequently occurring inthe' use of standard Another object isto provide a hat delivery container which isfoldable about the hat after convenient insertion and mounting of the hat in the container wall and which incontainer economicallyconstructed of pasteboard of a suflicient weight to retain its form and additionally embodying a shroud for covering, the hat to prevent the admission of dust, etc., thereto.-

; Further objects and advantages will be The hat carrying section or panel of the more ifullyiaipplint 101 11 a dscription o I; V

the accompanying drawingin whichi: I Figure 1 is a plan view of theinside' ofthe container in open? or ,outspreadcondition, illustrating a hat-in mounted position inojne wall'of the structure. p

Figure 2 is a sectionalview taken on line 2.2 Figure l additionally detailing the open co taine a Figure 3is a'fragmentary view of the con.- tainerfiillustrating it in closed condition and illustrating 'the devices for looking it in closed position and for carryingit. 1

Figure 4 is a perspective view of he closed container showing the shroud in position for closing the. open ends of the container.

The container-body is formedof ap'aper material which is stifl yor heavy enough to protect and support .thefhatbut which will b e.flexible for permitting'bowing or arching-of the container wall without cracking or bucklinglof the material. The weight of the material is *such that it cannot be 001- lapsed upon'the crown .of the hat in ordij- The material must furthermore 6;

nary use. be tough, enough to resisttearing and breaking particularly onithe lines of scoring marking the hinge upon 'which the respective panels are'folded for'enclosing the mounted .hatand. for defining the tucking flaps and handle members. For this reason a medium weight of pasteboard or cardboard is prefer-red; a

There are two main panels or sections constituting the body of; the container. ,These .sections aredefined on a single sheet of ma terial 5 by a scoring line 6 and may be designated respectively asja hatsupporting orcarrying section 7 and a hat protective section 8. i

sheet includes an orifice 9 of suflicient size to admit the crown of a hat 10-whereby the brim of the hatmay be disposed in position lying flat against the outersurface of the support Wall or section. The opening is designed of a maximum size for the admission of'any size hat. The protective wall or'section is of greater'length than the supp'ort wall so that connection of the cooperating, fasten- 10.

ing means on the respective outer ends of the panels causes the protective section to assume a bowed or arched condition. The hat being inserted into the orifice from the outer side of the hat support wall, the crown is, therefore, disposed within the shelter of the arch formed by the bowed curved wall.

The cardboard sheet constituting the body of the container is thus formed and .disposed to provide a supporting and protective struc ture over which a light covering or shroud 11 may be placed. No contact of the container or cover with the crown of the hat occurs and there is no tendency to deform the block thereof by contact. By the use of the orifice for receiving the hat crown, the brim is also maintained in nicely pressed condition by the disposition thereof flat against the outer surface of the support wall where it is main tained by the paper covering sheet or shroud which stretches over this surface as will be hereinafter described;

The outer ends of the panels of the sheet are secured together by tucking flaps 12 and slots 13 in the respective adjoining endsof the panels. The tucking or insert flaps 12 are extended from the end of the protective wall 8, one toward each end of this end edge. Pairs of the parallel slots 13 are cut in the outer end margins of the support panel. The slots as regarded'invpairs for each flap are spaced apart and spaced in from the end edge of the panel parallel therewith. The flaps are aligned with the slots longitudinally of the sheet of material and are each threaded through the respectively adjacent pair of slots. The ends of the flaps are rounded as at 14 to aid in insertion and are of sufficient length to extend well beyond the slots to lie against the surface of the panel beyond the slots. The flaps are set in from the side edges of the sections whereby the edge 15 marking the end of the arch section lies against or abuts the surface of the supportin wall to maintain the aforesaid arching. ee Figure 4.)

An intermediate flap 16 is disposed between the tucking flaps and extends from the protective section. This flap lies against the face of the support panel and provides an aperture 17 cooperating with and registering with a corresponding aperture 18 in the support wall. These registering openings constitute finger clearance openings providing the means for carrying the container. The provision of a handle member on each panel provides a durable and rugged carriage means for the container and provides that in the event of the flaps becoming loosened or being damaged, the bag can be maintained in closed condition by these members gripped together in the hand.

The covering sheet or shroud 11 is disposed over one side of the sheet of pasteboard making up the container, which side constitutes the outer surface of the closed bag. The sheet which is preferably of paper is attached by adhesive along its end margins as at 19 and is of suflicient width relative to the width of the cardboard sheet to provide a tucking margin or flap 20 at each side which flaps may be tucked in between the arched wall and the support wall for effectively closingthe open ends of the cardboard container. The hat is inserted when the container is in outstretched position, that is to say, with the sheet of cardboard in totally flattened condition, the sheet of paper material or covering lying loosely against the cardboard sheet, between its attached ends. The hat is inserted between this loose portion and thecardboard sheet into'its position in the orifice. The wall sections or panels may be reversely bent on the-hinge line or scoring 6 so as to widely separate the sheet of paper from the cardboard bottom for easy insertion of a hat. l

A hat container for deliverypurposes is thus provided which is exceedingly adaptable for transportation and which is exceedingly cheap to manufacture making it possible for the hat shop owner or cleaner to deliver a new or cleaned hat to the customer in a protective and easily portable container. The container is easily handled and is of a shape whereby it may be carried at the side without being at all awkward. The person carrying the container disposes the fiat side of the container toward his side and the arched side, disposed outwardly, protects the blocked hat against damage.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A container of the nature described, comprising, a cardboard sheet folded into two sections, one of which is flat and the other of which is secured in bowed condition relative to the fiat section, the flat section having a hat form included therewith, and a paper shroud for closing the'ends of the container between the respective sections.

2. A container of the nature described, comprising, a cardboard sheet folded to provide a hatsupporting wall and a hat'protecting wall, and a shroud secured to the cardboard sheet to retain the hat in the support wall and for closing the open ends of the container between the walls. V

3. A container for a hat, comprising, a cardboard sheet folded to provide two panels, tucking flaps formed on the end of one panel, said other panel providing slots to receive said flaps, said first panel assuming a bowed form for protecting the hat when the flaps are inserted in the slots, said last panel having an orifice therein through which the crown of the hat is inserted, and a paper sheet enclosing said formed container being unattached adjacent the orifice forinsertion of the hat between the paper sheet and the wall and having loose portions adapted to I30 be tucked into the open ends'of the con- 7 tainer between the panels, and cooperating handle members formed at the joined end of the panels.

4. A container for a hat, comprising, a sheet of cardboard foldable to provide adj acent walls, means for vconnecting Y the ends of the walls to maintain one wallthereof in arched condition,-the other wall having an orifice therein through which the crown I of the hat may-be inserted from the outside of the set up structure, and means attached to the cardboard sheet on the outer face thereof overlying the orifice for maintaining the rim of the hat in flat condition against the outer surface of the latter wall.

5. A container 'for a hat, comprising, a

' sheet of relatively ri id cardboard folded-to V arched wall protecting but not contacting the provide adjacent wa ls, cooperating handle elements formed on theadj acent ends of: the walls for connecting the ends of the walls and maintaining one wall in an arched condition, said handle elements extended'in substantially parallelism with the other or flat wall, and means for securing a hat in the v other or flat wall with the crown thereof dis-g posed in the shelter of the arched wall, said crown of the hat and dependent on the assembly of the container for its support.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe SAMUEL J. JOHNSON.

my name. 

